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UnavailableCrystal Abidin, "Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online" (Emerald Publishing, 2018)
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Crystal Abidin, "Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online" (Emerald Publishing, 2018)

FromNew Books in Sociology


Currently unavailable

Crystal Abidin, "Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online" (Emerald Publishing, 2018)

FromNew Books in Sociology

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What does it mean to be famous on the Internet? How do people become Internet celebrities, and what can that celebrity be used to do? Dr. Crystal Abidin offers anthropological insight into these questions in her book Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online (Emerald Publishing, 2018). Drawing on case studies from around the world, Dr. Abidin identifies the qualities that contribute to the making of internet celebrity. She explains how some internet celebrities become professional influencers and explores the global implications of the influencer industry. This accessibly written book is aimed at popular audiences and will be indispensable for undergraduate courses about digital culture, for academics who want a clear and cogent introduction to internet celebrity, and for anyone who wants to understand the online worlds in which we increasingly live.Dannah Dennis is an anthropologist currently working as a Teaching Fellow at New York University Shanghai. You can find her on Twitter @dannahdennis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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